Author: Fran Martin

Fran Martin became a member of The Bootmakers of Toronto in 1987 and The Stormy Petrels of B.C. in 1988. She has attended several Sherlockian conferences including: In 1992 "Aspects of Holmes" in Bradford, England (hosted by The Northern Musgraves); In 2006 "ACD at 35" in Toronto (hosted by The Bootmakers of Toronto); 2013 "Sherlock Holmes Through Time & and Place" in Minneapolis (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); 2014 "Gillette to Brett IV" in Bloomington (hosted by Wessex Press); 2015 SherlockCon in Seattle; 2015 "A Scintillation of Scions VIII" in Baltimore (hosted by Watson's Tin Box); 2016 "The Misadventures of Sherlock Holmes" (hosted by The Norwegian Explorers); in 2018 in Dayton, Ohio for the "Holmes, Doyle & Friends" conference (hosted by the Agra Treasurers). Fran has held several positions with The Stormy Petrels of B.C. including secretary, vice-president, special events coordinator and is currently president and editor of the "Petrel Flyer". She was honoured with being awarded the title of "Master Bootmaker" in 2014. She was very pleased to present a paper to a meeting of Sir Hugo's Companions in Chicago in 2017. Fran has contributed articles to Canadian Holmes magazine, the Watsonian and Chris Redmond's "About Sixty" and "Sherlock Holmes is Like...". In May, 2018 she attended the 78th annual Speckled Band of Boston dinner. She was very honoured to have been one of the first women invited.

MARCH 2016 MEETING

“…it was impossible to refuse to listen to the story of the young and beautiful woman, tall, graceful and queenly, who presented herself at Baker Street…”

On March 1st, the Stormy Petrels will meet to discuss “The Solitary Cyclist”

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A dastardly plot is definitely afoot, with the lovely music teacher, one of four Violets in the canon, at the centre.

Holmes and Watson to the rescue!

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Holmes: “The next few minutes were delicious.  It was a straight left against a slogging ruffian.  I emerged as you see me.  Mr. Woodley went home in a cart.”

Find out what happened to our heroine and the bazaar bag of characters surrounding her. What role does a defrocked clergyman play?

Who do you think is referred to as the title character? Violet or the mysterious bearded cyclist following her?

Prize draw question:  What was Violet’s father’s occupation? (bring your answer to the meeting)

Meeting as usual at Hampton Place (UBC)

Tuesday, March 1st at 7:00 pm

Please note that treasurer Elsa will be collecting the payments for our “Master’s Dinner” which takes place March 12th.

If you have any comments or questions, please contact Fran at stormypetrels@gmail.com

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CRIME WRITERS FESTIVAL

Murder, Mayhem, and Mystery on Granville Island

William Deverell, Ian Hamilton, Gail Bowen,

and 18 Other Writers On Trial March 11 – 13

Event: The CUFFED International Crime Writers Festival
Venue: Performance Works on Granville Island

Dates: March 11 – 13, 2016

Admission: $20 for most events; $50 for the Linwood Barclay Workshop; $49 for any three events;
$99 for a Festvial Pass (advance only).

Tickets: Online at www.cuffedfestival.com

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“Beaons of the Future”

The Beacon Society proudly announces that, once again, grants to U.S. and Canadian teachers, librarians, Sherlockian literary societies are available.  The grants, in honor of a wonderful Sherlockian, Jan Stauber, will provide up to $500 to fund the development of a project that will introduce young people to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories about his famous fictional detective, Sherlock Holmes.

Interested individuals and organizations are invited to apply for the Beacon Society’s major funding project. The grant period will be from 1 July 2016 to 30 June 2017.

The Beacon Society is a not-for-profit affiliate of the Baker Street Irregulars, the New York City-based group of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts founded in 1934.

More information on the grant, as well as the grant application may be found at the Society’s website:  http://www.beaconsociety.com/awards/the-jan-stauber-grant-winners/jan-stauber-grant

 

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THE GAME’S AFOOT: STORIES FROM SHERLOCK HOLMES

“The Game’s Afoot: Stories from Sherlock Holmes”
Storytellers extraordinaire, Kathie Kompass and Mary Wiggin of Ottawa, Ont., bring their performance to Vancouver on March 3rd.
“Step out of the shawows and plunge into the fog-damped street of Holmesian London where violence and danger abound. In “The Dying Detective” Holmes’ very existance is threatened but Watson is determined to help his dear friend in any way he can.”
also “The Adventure of Black Peter” in which “…the… former captain of an Arctic whaler whose past has come back to haunt him…” this story was inspired by Conan Doyle’s own experiences.

When:  Thursday, March 3 at 8:00pm
Where:  The Emerald Supper Club, 555 Gore Avenue, Vancouver.
Tickets will be available at the door or order on-line from Eventbrite.ca
Hope to see you there!

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